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ManufacturerOWC
Part NumberOWCHELIOS3S
Product NameMercury Helios 3S Tbolt 3 Single Slot PCIE
CategoryTesting and Diagnostics Equipment
Availability  Special Order
Price

$249.99

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Provantage CodeOWCD0LA
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Abstract Maximize Your PCIE Card Investment

Using a video, audio, storage, network, or even gaming PCIe card with a Mac Pro or PC desktop is a simple matter of inserting your card into an open slot. But what do you do if you have a laptop or even a space-confined desktop like an iMac or Mac mini that doesn't contain a PCIe slot?

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Product Type Expansion Chassis
Product Family Mercury Helios 3S
Product Color Black
Environmental Compliance Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE)
Application/Usage Desktop

Mac
Environmentally Friendly Yes
DisplayPorts Quantity 1
Color Family Black
Product Material Aluminum
Height 3.2"
Width 5.6"
Form Factor Desktop
Length 9.2"
Product Line Mercury Helios 3S
Packaged Quantity 1
Package Contents
  • Mercury Helios 3S PCIe Expansion Solution
  • 1 x Thunderbolt Cable
  • 1 x External Power Supply
  • 1 x Power Cable
  • 1 x Quick Start Guide for OWC Mercury Helios 3S
  • 1 x Assembly Manual & User Guide for OWC Mercury Helios 3S
Limited Warranty 3 Year
Host Interface Thunderbolt 3
Power Source Type Power Adapter
Additional Information Expansion Slots
  • PCIe 3.0 interface (x4) with x16 physical slot
Power Delivery
  • One Thunderbolt 3 port with 85W power delivery
  • One Thunderbolt 3 port with 15W power delivery
Device Ports
  • (1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s)
  • (1) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Port
  • (1) DisplayPort Port
Chipset
  • Thunderbolt 3: Titan Ridge (JHL7440)
Host Port Requirements
  • Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt1)
Mac OS Compatibility
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra
  • macOS 10.14 Mojave
  • macOS 10.15 Catalina
  • macOS 11.x Big Sur
  • macOS 12.x Monterey
  • macOS 13.x Ventura
  • macOS 14.x Sonoma
PC OS Compatibility
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Server 2016
Supported PCIe Cards
  • Mechanical: x16 slot and enclosure support cards up to half-length, full-height, and double-width
  • Bandwidth: PCIe 3.0 x4. Cards that require a minimum of x8 or more PCIe lanes are not supported.
  • GPUs not supported
  • If the card requires a driver it must be Thunderbolt-aware.
  • Cards that require more than 75W are not supported.
External Power Adapter
  • Yes
Power Supply
  • External power supply
  • Need an additional power supply? Secondary/ replacement power supplies are also available.
AC Input
  • 100-240V, 50-60 Hz, 2.2A
DC Output
  • +12V, 12.5A
Wattage
  • 150W

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